Animal Grossology at the Wilbur D. May Museum

Exhibit for Families and Children in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park

By Standley White, About.com Guide

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Malcolm of Animal Grossology, Rancho San Rafael Park, May Museum, Reno, Nevada, NV

Malcolm of Animal Grossology exhibit at the May Museum in Reno, Nevada.

Animal Grossology logo courtesy Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations LLC

Remember when you were a kid and gross was good? The grosser the better, especially when it came to teasing other kids or making your parents squirm. You can relive those fun days and introduce your children to the joys of gross stuff at the Animal Grossology exhibit in the Wilbur May Museum at Reno's Rancho San Rafael Regional Park.

What is Animal Grossology?

Animal Grossology is actually an interactive educational experience in disguise, something parents will appreciate and kids will embrace without realizing they are actually learning some useful stuff.

Malcolm the animated parrot greets visitors at the entrance to the exhibit and provides an overview of the yucky and disgusting stuff you'll find inside. Stations along the way provide opportunities for hands-on activities and include Party Pooper, Dung Beetle Rally, Blood Sucker Blow-up, Transfusion Confusion, The Slime Game, Underwater Adventure, Squishy, Scratchy, Spiy and Scaly, Chew Chew Express, Pellets Purge, Stupor Fly, Hairballs... What a Drag, Sense the Scents, Tapeworm Tug, and Belch-a-Baby. These names alone give you a good idea about the slime, skin, poop, blood sucking, and other characteristics of some weird members of the animal kingdom, how they are useful to the critters possessing them, and their potential applications for humans. At the end, you can take a trivia test, competing against four other players to find out what you learned and to see who is the Grossology champ.